I'm by no means an "outdoorsy" type, but I'm assuming camping is a tradition for many families. State parks are visited by an estimated 740 million yearly visitors, so it's also safe to say some of those families will by visiting their local state park this coming Memorial Day weekend.

To give the adventurous types a mobile tool to take advantage of all their park's resources, the ParksByNature Network created the Pocket Ranger, an app for iOS and Android that uses GPS to give users all kinds of information based on their location within a state park.

Find popular trails, mark waypoints, locate and record landmarks, and more importantly, find camping and (bathroom facilities, if you're not that outdoorsy) park activities using Pocket Ranger. Users can filter results by activity or by "Places Near Me" to ensure you don't venture too far off from the trail.

As an added bonus, the app includes a GeoChallenge section that gives users a fun way to explore their local state park. No prizes "It's the journey, not the destination." I'm assuming those looking for an adventure will appreciate a virtual tour of some of their parks treasured locales.

There is a corresponding Pocket Ranger app for 23 different U.S. State parks with that number expected to rise to 40 by the end of 2013. To answer the $60,000 question, Pocket Ranger uses Map Caching so as long as you have power, you can access the maps without a data connection...Still may want to carry an actual map just in case - Technology can be a gift and a curse.

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